Where does “þéttr” come from?

þéttr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

þéttr (Old Norse): tight, watertight

Definitions

  1. tight, watertight

Ancestry of “þéttr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
2Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “þéttr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →